Disney's Freaky Friday, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, opens in theaters. It is a remake of Disney's 1976 comedy (and based on the 1972 novel of the same name by Mary Rodgers) about a mother and daughter whose personalities are switched. (This is actually the third time Disney has made Freaky Friday, as a television version aired in 1995.)

1887:

Composer-conductor Oliver Wallace is born in London, England.

At some early point in his life, Wallace and his family crossed the Atlantic Ocean and settled in Canada. They later trekked across the continent and eventually moved to the west coast. Wallace worked at the Walt Disney Studios on both short subjects and features from 1936 until his passing in 1963. His large body of work includes the Mickey Mouse short Mickey's Amateurs, and the features Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Old Yeller, and Dumbo. Starting with the 1948 Seal Island , Wallace also specialized in musical accompaniments for Disney documentaries, including nearly all the films for the "People and Places" series and some of the "True Life Adventures". He was nominated for five Academy Awards during his tenure at Disney and in 2008 was named a Disney Legend.

out by singing "America the Beautiful." Before the confrontation can heat up, a platoon of Anaheim Police officers in full riot gear pour into the park from backstage areas! A riot is adverted and Disneyland vice president of

Operations Dick Nunis orders the park closed at 7:10 PM. For many years afterward Disneyland will selectively

Disney composer & conductor Oliver Wallace (born this day in 1887) voiced the

character Mr. Winky

for the 1949 animated

The Adventures of Ichabod

and Mr. Toad.

1988:

The Disney Channel Premiere Film Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (co-produced by Disney and PBS) debuts. Based on Jean Shepherd's 1968 short story, the movie follows the same Parker family from A Christmas Story on their annual vacation to Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss, a set of cabins by a lake in Michigan. The film features a very young Jerry O'Connell as 14-year-old Ralph Parker.

2004:

"Phenomonally Yours," the ninth Phil of the Future episode, airs for the first time on Disney Channel.

1965:

Although it has been running since July, Disneyland hosts an invitation-only showing of its new park attraction Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. The evening program includes a retreat ceremony and dinner at the Plaza Inn. Although originally showcased as the prime feature of the State of Illinois Pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, this is not the original Lincoln figure - but an improved duplicate.

While sailing from Gibraltar to Barcelona, the Disney Magic rescues 18 people who were aboard a small boat that had lost power. At 3:45 am on this morning, the Magic receives an SOS call stating that a nearby ship heard screams in the water. Disney's ship commences rescue operations and finds 18 Algierians who have been lost at sea for 4-5 days.